Rejecting Hope (Old Copy)

Chapter Forty One - "Because You Don't Need Hair To Be Beautiful."

  A/N - Hey guys! It's been a while since we had a POV from Lacey. So here we go! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter immensely and learn a lot more about her :).

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      (Lacey)

        "Hey Lace! Hope decided to make everything up to me since we fought yesterday. We're going on a date somewhere. I'll text ya later! Wish me luck ;)." A soft smile creeps it's way across my face as I read the text message.

                   "What's up with the beautiful smile?" I hear him say as he closes his locker.

              "Well, little miss goody goody two shoes is skipping school for a boy!

          "Oh ho ho, is that so?" He smiles at me with such bright, brilliant green eyes.

     "Ha, I know right? He's got her whipped!" I smile as I close my locker, I turn to my locker neighbor Jack.

       "So when am I going to meet your friend Ariana?" Jack suddenly gets serious as he folds his arms across his chest and leans against my locker. "Or any of your friends for that matter?" Shaking my head I turn away from his gaze, "You already met them...". He sighs at my answer as he takes my face within his hands.

     "I mean like... "formally introduced" Lacey. What, are you embarrassed of me?" He looks hurt and instantly I feel bad. I shake my head as I let out a little whisper "No." But he just keeps on anyways.

    "I mean it'd make sense since you keep turning me down every time I ask you out."

    "I told you, I like you I swear. But only as a friend... I'm just not ready for a relationship right now."

    "Ha, your lips may say one thing but your eyes say another... Look Lace, I'm just tired of this secret friendship thing. If this keeps going on your going to lose me soon enough. It's already been going on and on relentlessly for five months now. When is this going to change?" I didn't know how to respond. So he gets upset and walks away. I feel horrible... but after Ryan, I just can't seem to accept love anymore. Watching him walk away, I slam my lock and go to my first class with Jack still on my mind.

            "Lacey Hawthor-" Ms. Tribeck begins but I cut her off along with her big fat mouth.

                "Yeah, yeah! I'm late, breaking news! Betcha couldn't see that one coming Ms.Tribeck!"

        "Well someones's in the mood." I hear her huff out under her breath and I take my seat.

          Immediately I place my head down upon my desk and begin to think. Why did I ever choose to go to that Hospice so long ago? My mind immediately flashes images of his face throughout my mind and suddenly I want to cry. Ryan, my first love... he died of Leukemia when I was only fifteen. After that I found out that my best friend was abused by her father and that she now hates my other best friend Hope as well. At that moment my life had changed, I decided to forget about Ryan and move on... But Ryan was once my best friend... But I can't think about him, so instead I turn my mind to Jack.

       I remember the first time I ever met him, it was at the Hospital five months ago. Back when Aria and Hope started talking... well fighting again. It was also the day that I had found out about the terrible news about my sister Abigail.

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             "Cancer? Abby... My Abby has Brain Cancer?" Suddenly my world zooms out of focus as my mother and father immediately burst into tears. I couldn't believe it, my little Abby, my little sister... is going to die, just like Ryan did. Abruptly I couldn't take it anymore. My feet begin to move without my consent, my breathing grows ragged and I push the door open as I fall onto the gravel crying. How could this be happening? Not again...